SPORTS

LUCAS – In what turned out to be a pitchers' duel, Beloit Blues downed Citizens National Bank 2-0 in the K-18 State Championship game here last night. Beloit scored the only two runs of the game in the third inning. Billy Bechard pitched all seven innings for Citizens,... [More]

LUCAS — Citizens National Bank advanced to the championship game of the 64th Annual K-18 Baseball State Tournament by slipping past Hoisington 10-8 in the semifinals on Sunday night. The fourth seed out of the East Regional, Citizens National Bank downed Phillipsburg 13-1... [More]

NEWS

Concordia neighborhoods will observe National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 4 in a number of ways. Potlucks, ice cream socials and other kinds of parties are planned to mark the occasion. Nine neighborhoods have officially registered to be a part of what's called "America's... [More]

OPINIONS

We will survive . . . Not long ago, an article appeared in the Christian Science Monitor discussing American families who have provided plural presidents in America's history. Google was not a bit helpful, and age has not done one good thing for my memory.... [More]

(Reprinted from December 2000) A surgeon, an engineer and a politician were debating which of their professions was the oldest. “Eve was made from Adam's rib,” said the surgeon, “and that, of course, is a surgical procedure.” “Yes,”... [More]